CompuServe Messages

Ara: I am quite impressed with Micron. They've been around a long time in the background (making RAM chips). They started selling their own machines in part because after the Sumimoto plant blew up outside Tokyo, the price of RAM has gone up drastically. Micron can keep their prices low because they make their own RAM. And so naturally, their machines tend to come standard with more memory than other company's, which is perfect for AutoCAD and 3D Studio users. They're not necessarily doing things any different than a lot of other companies. They're just being very responsive to our market. As for what I think about their computer, I'm very pleased with it. They have assembled a very good selection of high quality parts in the one I've got: Micronics motherboard, Maxtor hard disk, Diamond graphics board, Teac floppies, Techram HD controller, Mitsumi double-speed CD-ROM, and so on. Since the components are good, it appears to be built well, they respond quickly to orders, and their prices are very good, I'd say it was a good choice. As far as performance goes, the machine on my desk right now is the fastest thing I have ever run AutoCAD or 3D Studio on. Does that say enough? David [CADalyst]